Before baby was born: an in-home maternity photoshoot

Are you pregnant? Is a baby growing in your belly? Pause a while, take a deep breath, inhale this moment and capture it in your mind. What is life like right now? What do you feel right now? In this moment. What would you like to remember? Step forward into a future...

Memories. They’re timeless.

Time is not something we can buy. Time is a gift. The passing of time is most noticeable in nature's cycles and seasons and children growing up. There is always enough time. Spend it wisely. Photograph the everyday as well as the important moments. One day you'll look...

Life is amazing

Life is amazing. And then it's awful. And then it's amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful it's ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That's just living...

To be comforted by photographs

I believe our photographs belong in the real world; on walls, in frames and in albums. We want to see them and have them easily accessible. Every day. I'm curious about the generations who follow me. What will they want? I have boxes of old sepia and black and white...

Stories of my life

the power of a single image.

the power of a single image.

As I excitedly made my way through the gallery of photos from our newborn session with Eline, this one stopped me in my tracks. With tears welling in my eyes, it held my gaze and I couldn't look away. The ring I wear once belonged to my Mum. I took it from her...

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From 3 to 4; introducing Lea Renee | 10 days new

From 3 to 4; introducing Lea Renee | 10 days new

I'm absolutely delighted to share the news that our baby girl has arrived - and swiftly! We made a hasty dash to the hospital and only just got there in time, and in the midst of Hurricane Gonzalo too! Lea's birth was incredible and I'm so grateful for such an amazing...

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To be comforted by photographs

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